Eastern Illinois University The Keep February 2004 2-12-2004 Daily Eastern News: February 12, 2004 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2004_feb Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: February 12, 2004" (2004). February. 9. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2004_feb/9 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2004 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in February by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. REVIEW THIS Disney’s ‘Miracle’.S.A. 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Turnitin Web-based plagiarism detection service, and its Web site stated an exponential growth of incidences of plagiarism have accompanied the rapid growth of the Internet. This detection service, though, has a goal to make identifying pla- giarism easy, fast and preventable for both teachers and students. DAILY EASTERN NEWS PHOTO BY COLIN MCAULIFFE Lisa Dallas, instructional sup- Bev Newcomb moves drinks around as Sandy Bell takes a persons money. A few Halloweens ago, the two women dressed as the Bud light Girls and port specialist at Lumpkin College had many students come to the lodge for the gag. of Business Applied Science, said Eastern has been previewing this tool through a pilot program since December 2003, and the 45-day trial will end this month. Not your typical “No commitment to purchase has been considered, nor have licensing issues been discussed by EIU during the pilot program,” Dallas replied in an e-mail. evening of ... “EIU as an entire campus entity has not used the Turnitin tool prior to the pilot program. There are o other tools available that provide B similar services that various fac- I G ulties across campus have By Niki Jensen N observes both 20- explored on an individual basis.” STAFF WRITER somethings and Dallas said the Turnitin pro- grandparents, teachers and pupils, gram is designed to help prevent he white sign adorning the homebodies and partygoers having a plagiarism by allowing faculty Charleston Moose Lodge dubs grand ‘ol time together. and students to review written Tthe establishment a ‘Family And why wouldn’t they? The reasons works for originality, authenticity Fraternity.’ But on Thursdays, perhaps are aplenty. and accuracy in a time-efficient the slogan ‘ Bingo Bananza’ would be a “It’s not grandma’s bingo,” said card manner. tad more fitting. seller Carol Logue at last week’s event. According to Turnitin’s Web After all, Thursday evenings are Indeed, the dollar draft beers served site, every paper submitted for when this exclusive club, located at 615 up by the amiable ‘Bud Light girls’ and plagiarism-prevention is returned Seventh St., invites the public to attend the carefree, anything–goes atmos- in the form of a customized, color- its famed bingo extravaganzas that phere make this shindig anything but a coded “Originality Report.” Upon always attract a motley mix of resi- snooze. its return, the submitted paper DAILY EASTERN NEWS PHOTO BY COLIN MCAULIFFE dents, die-hard regulars and Eastern “It’s fun because everyone gets has gone through extensive Brandon Wright, a senior physical education major, places a students. together, they get a drink and get a searches in billions of pages from mark on called numbers last Thursday night with Ashley It is in this modest hall that a gigantic both current and archived ◆ Shores, a senior nursing major. moose head mounted on the wall SEE BINGO Page 7A SEE PLAGIARISM ◆ Page 7A Area team offers protection from hazardous materials By Jessica Youngs small local team with only a small guy had found a box when he was “Probably the majority of chemi- CITY EDITOR amount of equipment and training cleaning out his father’s garage cals are gas and diesel fuel-type “(They’re) chemicals provided by a small $15,000 grant, that had medical-grade ether in products.” Eastern students and thousands with an attitude.” Phipps said. it,” Phipps said. “It turned out that The grant that allowed for the of local residents have better pro- Since then, the team has it was highly explosive.” expansion came from the Mutual tection against hazardous materi- —Kris Phipps, Assistant Fire Chief received a Homeland Security Phipps said at least 10 members Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS), als produced in laboratories or grant allowing it to expand to a 75- of the team can get to the district’s an organization of fire depart- spilt on the highway because of the member team covering a 14 coun- furthest destination in an emer- ments in Illinois and Wisconsin. leadership and dedication of the ty radius stretching over 6,800 gency within approximately an The $850,000 grant was applied District 17 HAZMAT team protect attitude,” he said. square miles from Tuscola down hour and a half. to gaining the training and equip- this area. Last year, Illinois lead the coun- to Olney to the Indiana boarder, Once there, they would estab- ment needed to become a region- A hazardous material is any try in the number of hazardous Phipps said. lish a hot zone and identify the al team, Phipps said. material that can potentially do material incidents, Phipps said. Its The team also has the additional product. “We’re one of the founding harm once it escapes the safety of total number of incidents was 9 duties of covering two interstates “(Products) can be anything agencies that promoted the HAZ- its container, said Assistant Fire percent more than any other state. traveling through Effingham, and everything you can possibly MAT team,” Gary Hanebrink, Chief Kris Phipps. Charleston’s HAZMAT team splitting the United States in half. imagine running up and down the ◆ “(They’re) chemicals with an started out two years ago as a “We went to a call once where a highways,” Phipps said. SEE HAZMAT Page 7A Today Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Partly cloudy Sunny Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Thursday, 34º 20º 33º 28º 36º 19º 32º 20º 36º 23º 39º 27º 38º 31º February 12, 2004 HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW Christian rockers to showcase talents Marissa Hainrihar STAFF WRITER In search of music this weekend? Lost and Found, Christian musicians, will per- form at 6 p.m. Friday in the Mattoon High School gym. Trinity Lutheran Church Pastor Ann Siverling said the youth group attended a conference in Atlanta last year, where they heard Lost and Found and decided to invite them to Mattoon. Lost and Found is a duet between two men, Michael Bridges and George Baum. The two have been performing together since 1986. They met at a picnic in their parents’ back yard at the age of 14 and decided to start playing together. Bridges and Baum describe them- selves as being unlike any other Christian band. The two play acoustic instruments and sing about their stories and experiences with God. George plays the piano and Michael plays the guitar. Their music is a blend of folk and screaming with an occasional ballad. According to speedwood.com, this duet has performed in every state in the Union and is in concert approximately 150 days each year. Trinity Lutheran Youth Leader Gabe Rutledge said Lost and Found is a funny duo that includes comedy routines in performances. Proceeds from the concert will go to Habitat for Humanity, an organization dedicated to elimi- nating poverty housing. Holly Cox of Habitat for Humanity said that this is the first Christian band they have spon- sored. A good turn out is expected because the church and Habitat have been receiving many calls about the band, she said. Tickets may be purchased at Habitat for Humanity, Trinity Lutheran Church or at the door for seven dollars.